1stHostWeb allows
CGI to be used on all Virtual Servers. CGI can be resource intensive.
A Virtual Server must be shared with other users. We must limit
how much of the CPU can be used by any one account on a shared server.
There are several reasons why 1stHostWeb has created its CGI Abuse
policy for its virtual server users.

What
does 1stHostWeb consider "CGI ABUSE"?

Any site whose
CGI programs are using excessive amounts of system resources. Excessive
amounts are defined as any amount that results in substantial degradation
of server performance. 1stHostWeb is the sole determinant of what
constitutes degraded server performance.

Due to their
use of flat files instead of databases, 1stHostWeb does not allow
the use of UBB or YABB bulletin boards. Use of these boards for
large or very active forums, result in system performance degradation,
and cannot be allowed in our shared server environment. 1stHostWeb
suggests using VBulletin or phpBB as a more efficient, database-driven
alternative to these bulletin boards.

Why
does 1stHostWeb have this policy?

Server Speed
and Fairness to others
A Virtual Server is shared. There are many accounts per machine.
To be fair 1stHostWeb cannot allow one or two clients to use all
of the System resources on a shared machine. All other clients would
suffer. Excessive CPU usage by one or more clients causes extreme
slowness in all areas: FTP, Telnet, Web Sites and more. If CPU usage
becomes excessive, all sites hosted on the machine will return Errors
and not be accessible.

What happens
if I violate this policy?
Any account that is found using excessive amounts of system resources
will receive an Email warning from 1stHostWeb. This warning will
inform you that there is excessive CGI usage and will provide options
for reducing usage or upgrading your server. If usage is not reduced
within 24 hours of notification, CGI scripting on that account will
be disabled.